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5/25/2016 12:42:00 No. 5 [Preview] [Reply]

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What cadence (RPM) do you ride at?
I used to ride at about 70 RPM. Today, I tried raising it to 90-100 RPM because I read that that's supposed to be better and instantly increased my average speed about 1 kmh.
(Mind you, I only rode 25 km today, so I don't know what the effects on longer distances look like. I'll report back once I've done a little more testing)

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5/25/2016 12:44:00 No. 6 [Preview] [Reply]

tbh I can't ride a bike and yet I'm an adult

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5/25/2016 18:23:00 No. 7 [Preview] [Reply]

 >>/6/
You really should take it up, anon.
http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/05/07/what-do-you-mean-you-dont-have-a-bike/

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5/29/2016 16:39:00 No. 10 [Preview] [Reply]

 >>/6/
I had to basically re-learn when I got into it, don't let it bar you from taking a shot at it.

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6/1/2016 20:20:00 No. 11 [Preview] [Reply]

 >>/5/ reporting back in.
Increasing my cadence improved my average times but made riding harder overall (increased avg heart rate, labored breathing).
I also don't have the endurance I'd normally have (40km seems to be the limit of how far I can go, it used to be >70km).
I guess I'll keep training to improve my technique and stroke and report back in a few weeks if I made it back to my normal endurance level.

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